Unseasonal rains damage crops, wreak havoc for farmers in Telangana

THE HANS INDIA |
Feb 14,2018 , 10:57 AM IST

Unseasonal rains damage crops, wreak havoc for farmers in Telangana

Three districts in Telangana - Nizamabad, Mancherial and Nirmal were hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorm wreaking havoc for farmers with the standing crops of paddy, red gram and tobacco crops over 4,221 hectares damaged.

While the estimated financial damage is yet to be assessed by the authorities, the hailstorm has affected a total of 6,710 farmers.

In Nizamabad, heavy rains were recorded with maize, red jowar, paddy, sesame and tobacco crops damaged.

According to the reports, 288 hectares of maize crop, 1,428 hectares of red jowar crop were damaged in 23 villages affecting nearly 2,939 farmers while